diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-pseries-cpu-compat-power9.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-pseries-cpu-compat-power9.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f020056219
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-pseries-cpu-compat-power9.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<domain type='kvm'>
+  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
+  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>219100</memory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>4</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='ppc64' machine='pseries'>hvm</type>
+    <boot dev='hd'/>
+  </os>
+  <cpu mode='host-model' check='partial'>
+    <model fallback='allow'>power9</model>
+  </cpu>
+  <clock offset='utc'/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64</emulator>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0'>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x0'/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'>
+      <model name='spapr-pci-host-bridge'/>
+      <target index='0'/>
+    </controller>
+    <serial type='pty'>
+      <target port='0'/>
+      <address type='spapr-vio' reg='0x30000000'/>
+    </serial>
+    <console type='pty'>
+      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
+      <address type='spapr-vio' reg='0x30000000'/>
+    </console>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
+    <panic model='pseries'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-pseries-cpu-compat.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-pseries-cpu-compat.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3cbce9fe6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-pseries-cpu-compat.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<domain type='kvm'>
+  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
+  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>219100</memory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>4</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='ppc64' machine='pseries'>hvm</type>
+    <boot dev='hd'/>
+  </os>
+  <cpu mode='host-model' check='partial'>
+    <model fallback='allow'>power7</model>
+  </cpu>
+  <clock offset='utc'/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64</emulator>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0'>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x0'/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'>
+      <model name='spapr-pci-host-bridge'/>
+      <target index='0'/>
+    </controller>
+    <serial type='pty'>
+      <target port='0'/>
+      <address type='spapr-vio' reg='0x30000000'/>
+    </serial>
+    <console type='pty'>
+      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
+      <address type='spapr-vio' reg='0x30000000'/>
+    </console>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
+    <panic model='pseries'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-pseries-cpu-exact.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-pseries-cpu-exact.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d69b387686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-pseries-cpu-exact.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
+  <uuid>1ccfd97d-5eb4-478a-bbe6-88d254c16db7</uuid>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>524288</memory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>524288</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch='ppc64' machine='pseries'>hvm</type>
+    <boot dev='hd'/>
+  </os>
+  <cpu mode='custom' match='exact' check='none'>
+    <model fallback='allow'>POWER7</model>
+    <vendor>IBM</vendor>
+  </cpu>
+  <clock offset='utc'/>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64</emulator>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0'>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x0'/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'>
+      <model name='spapr-pci-host-bridge'/>
+      <target index='0'/>
+    </controller>
+    <serial type='pty'>
+      <target port='0'/>
+      <address type='spapr-vio' reg='0x30000000'/>
+    </serial>
+    <console type='pty'>
+      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
+      <address type='spapr-vio' reg='0x30000000'/>
+    </console>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
+    <panic model='pseries'/>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
index 80159386ce..4b2fbd9902 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
@@ -1217,6 +1217,10 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST("smartcard-passthrough-spicevmc", NONE);
     DO_TEST("smartcard-controller", NONE);
 
+    DO_TEST("pseries-cpu-compat-power9", NONE);
+    DO_TEST("pseries-cpu-compat", NONE);
+    DO_TEST("pseries-cpu-exact", NONE);
+
     if (getenv("LIBVIRT_SKIP_CLEANUP") == NULL)
         virFileDeleteTree(fakerootdir);